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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
17 November 2014
Legal update - Damages of £45,000 were awarded to a doctor in respect of a Daily Mail newspaper article found to be defamatory
A Spanish GP based in the United Kingdom, Dr. Jose Antonio Serrano Garcia, was awarded damages of £45,000 following his libel action against the Daily Mail.
31 October 2014
Son obtains injunction preventing famous father publishing autobiography
In the recent case of OPO v (1) MLA (2) STL [2014] EWCA Civ 1277 a son was successful in obtaining an injunction against his father, a famous performing artist, from publishing a book which was likely to have “catastrophic effect” on son’s physiological well-being.
28 October 2014
Legal update - The requirement for suspicious circumstances in 'want of knowledge and approval' claims
As we have highlighted in previous blogs, challenging a will on the grounds of ‘want of knowledge and approval’ is not always easy. The recent case of King v King (2014) demonstrates that, in cases where testamentary capacity and execution are not in dispute, if a claimant is unable to satisfy the court that the circumstances in connection with a disputed will are sufficiently suspicious then a claim on the grounds of want of knowledge and approval will not succeed.
16 October 2014
Second judgment on will signing error: Solicitor’s insurers to pay legal fees
In January 2014, the Supreme Court handed down its’ judgment in the case of Marley v Rawlings and another, which related to a will that had been incorrectly signed. For an overview of the case, please see our previous blog: ‘Supreme Court upholds the Wills in a landmark case where a married couple accidentally signed each other’s wills’.
15 October 2014
It’s celebrity autobiography season – what to do if you are libelled in a book
We are now officially in the run up to Christmas. One of the many signs of this is the sudden appearance of a spate of celebrity autobiographies. Not only are these autobiographies now hitting the shelves, but in many cases, the contents of the books are trailed by a series of extracts published in selected newspapers.
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